Chapter 164
["I have dispatched my most capable subordinate to post notices and set up a martial arena to recruit talent for the next general position."
"Deciding the next general through an arena match?
Is this how you Luofu people always choose your generals so casually?"
Hearing this, Welt sighed: "Ah, to be honest, I once carefully trained a disciple, hoping she would inherit my legacy."
"However, just when I intended to pass the general's authority to her, she was taken to another planet by a special lifeform and somehow ended up becoming that world's Supreme Guardian..."
Ai-chan instantly thought of Bronya. "Considering the timing, the [Myriad Blades Tournament] for selecting the new general is about to begin."
"Seeing how exceptionally talented you two are, and having helped me recover the lost Tiger Tally, you are strong candidates for the general position. Why not sign up and give it a try?"]
[Sparkle]: "I remember now~ I'm an Xianzhou general~"
[Yanqing]: "Impossible! How could the Xianzhou general position be handed to a Masked Fool!?"
[Jing Yuan]: "Yanqing, calm down. It's just a game, no need to take it so seriously."
[Yunli]: "This... the [Myriad Blades Tournament] seems to be referring to the [Martial Ceremony]. Little brother Yanqing, you should乖乖 accept my challenge!"
[Yanqing]: "Yunli, you know the rules—you're the challenger here!"
[Kiana]: "Haha, if Bronya hadn't fallen into a trash can, she would've been Luofu's next general."
[Bronya Zaychik]: "(ᗜ‸ᗜ)"]
[Welt used the lure of a pass to get them to participate in the Myriad Blades Tournament for general selection. "Ugh, why are there still so many people...
At this rate, when will it ever end..."
Diviner Theresa gazed at her massive workload in despair. Recognizing Sparkle and her companion—since the general had mentioned them—she immediately let them skip the screening process and enter the arena directly. She paused, raising bloodshot eyes to look sincerely at Sparkle and her companion. "Please win the tournament quickly and end this farce. I'm begging you."
"So urgent? It seems the vacancy of the general position has greatly affected Luofu?"
Theresa sighed: "Whether it affects Luofu or not I don't know, but personally speaking, the impact has been tremendous."
"To be honest, since the general disappeared, I haven't clocked out for five days and nights."
As if touching upon some horrifying memory, her expression suddenly became hollow, her pitch-black eyes reflecting a hellscape constructed from the two characters [overtime]. Theresa angrily listed Welt's various offenses: "First he left without notice from the Seat of Divine Strategy. Just containing news of the general's disappearance has exhausted all our manpower."
"Then he suddenly proposed holding the [Myriad Blades Tournament] selection competition. Saying things like...
[Want to become the general's successor? Then come participate in the Myriad Blades Tournament! Everything you want is there!]"
"Doesn't he know how much chaos this would cause!?"
"But it doesn't matter—chaos eventually subsides. Luofu gains a new general, Welt gains precious retirement time. Only I... am still working overtime..."]
[Qingque]: "Enough! Theresa, stop talking! What you're describing is literally the manifestation of my personal hell! What kind of hellish Luofu is this..."
[Theresa]: "S-so terrifying, overtime!? This is literally hell! Good thing my current job doesn't have this much work."
[Fu Xuan]: "General! In reality, does the general's work really involve this much?"
[Jing Yuan]: "What do you think, Fu Qing?"
[March 7th]: "This is too terrifying, no wonder Mr. Yang wanted to escape quickly. If it were me, I'd run too."
[Stelle]: "No, if it were you, there'd be no need to run—by then, Luofu would have already crashed."]
[Following Theresa's directions, Sparkle and Vita arrived at the first competition site. Their challenge was—Li Sushang! For both mission purposes and martial arts practice, Li Sushang also participated in Luofu's general selection.
After all, a soldier who doesn't aspire to become general isn't a good swordsman. Under Li Sushang's Taixu Sword Art, they engaged in an exhilarating battle, with Li Sushang narrowly losing in the end. But the official combat was card games, so they began another exhilarating card battle!]
[Sushang]: "So, so strong!"
[Yanqing]: "This is the Myriad Swords Descend? Truly incredibly powerful sword technique, but our Luofu sword arts won't lose either!"
[Mobius]: "Although not as good as that little white mouse, your strength is quite decent."
[Li Sushang]: "You flatter me, you flatter me."]
[After defeating Li Sushang, they proceeded to challenge their next opponent! "What a coincidence, meeting again, ladies. It seems my opponents this time are you?"
The elegant interstellar merchant bowed to them.
Void Archives used bombs to force them out of the arena, compelling them to seek help from Welt. Welt had been monitoring his actions all along, but his behavior didn't violate any rules, giving the Seat of Divine Strategy no grounds to interfere. However, Welt had anticipated his moves and lent them Diting.]
[Honkai Star Rail - Welt]: "Donigl?"
[Honkai Star Rail - Welt]: "Damn it, I knew it—anyone with that face can't be a good person."
[March 7th]: "The Mr. Yang inside doesn't react much to this face, but the Mr. Yang here has a strong reaction."
[Dan Heng]: "Although using Mr. Welt's model, the core personality is still General Jing Yuan."]
[With Diting's help, they raced against time to dismantle those bombs and stormed onto Void Archives' arena platform. In the official combat—Fool card battles—although Void Archives employed many tricks outside, ultimately skill matters, and in proper card dueling, he was easily defeated by Sparkle.
Faced with taunts from two jokesters, Void Archives first became speechless with rage, then quickly calmed down: "No, it doesn't matter. This is just a minor setback."
"As long as the general's seat remains in the Xianzhou, someday I will grasp victory in my hands."
"Until we meet again, ladies!"]
[March 7th]: "How should I put this... It sounds like the tough talk a minor villain spouts after losing."
[Honkai - Void Archives]: "What? I go to the cosmos in the future only to be played by two Fools?"
[Honkai Star Rail - Void Archives]: "I'm doing just fine in the cosmos. This is your image, don't forget."
[Honkai Star Rail - Welt]: "What a disaster."
[Honkai - Welt]: "Truly disgusting."